Re: John Northern(e) Virginia 1635

My g-g-grandfather, Phillip Branson (Northern), was from Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Phillip's mother remarried and I was told by his daughter that he took the last name of his mother's new husband.What I am trying to determine is whether Phillip's biological father was a Northern or a Branson.Phillip was born in the 1870's and died January 29, 1944 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.If anyone has any info that could help me it would be greatly appreciated.